1. Steven Blaney was born on April 8,1965 and is a Canadian businessman and Conservative politician.
15 Facts About Steven Blaney
1. 2.
Steven Blaney served as the Minister of Public Safety Canada and previously as the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State for La Francophonie in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
3.
Steven Blaney started up two companies specializing in environmental technology and carried out many environmental projects.
4.
Steven Blaney was an active member of Reseau Environnement, Canada's largest group of environmental professionals; he presided over the organization's Quebec-Chaudiere-Appalaches chapter between 2003 and 2006.
5.
Steven Blaney entered politics during the Quebec general elections of 1998; he was a candidate of the Action democratique du Quebec in the provincial electoral district of Beauce-Nord.
6.
Steven Blaney joined nine other Quebec MPs in Ottawa, following the Conservative Party breakthrough in Quebec that year.
7.
In January 2006, Steven Blaney visited Canadian soldiers in Kandahar as part of a trip organized by the Standing Committee on National Defence for its members.
8.
On May 18,2011, Steven Blaney was appointed to the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
9.
Steven Blaney sits as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.
10.
Steven Blaney carried on the policies launched by his two conservative predecessors.
11.
Steven Blaney launched the Helmet to Hardhats Program which assists many former Canadian Forces members to find well-paid jobs in the construction sector.
12.
On July 15,2013, Steven Blaney assumed the position of Minister of Public Safety, taking over this role from Vic Toews who announced his retirement on July 9,2013.
13.
On January 30,2015, Steven Blaney introduced Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015.
14.
On October 7,2014, Steven Blaney introduced Bill C-42, the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act.
15.
On October 14,2016, Steven Blaney announced that he was running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, though he eventually lost to Andrew Scheer.